Triple triumph for Skoda Superb Estate

The Skoda Superb Estate has made it a hat-trick of wins in the annual awards from respected magazine Diesel Car.

It’s the third year in a row the popular load-lugger has scooped the top honour in the ‘Best Estate Car’ category. Claiming the title again is an amazing

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Nissan maintains strong European sales in April

Nissan in Europe has announced sales of more than 49,000 units in April despite a weakening market in Western Europe.

Overall sales were down by 4,700 units compared to a record April 2011, with monthly market share dipping slightly by 0.1 per cent

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Volkswagen Group continues to be number one in European key account business

The Volkswagen Group has confirmed its leadership in the five largest individual EU markets, Germany, Great Britain, France, Spain and Italy. According to Dataforce, a total of 155,433 vehicles from the Wolfsburg-based Group’s passenger car

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In the Art of London... Chevrolet plans a surprise

Already renowned for supporting young and upcoming artists through the Young? Creative? Chevrolet? Pan-European applied arts competition, the continent's most exciting American car brand is about to unveil yet another surprise.

Renowned automotive artist

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Special races to commemorate two motor racing greats at July’s Silverstone Classic

Special races dedicated to the memory of two of motor sport’s most respected figures, Peter Gethin and Alan Mann, will be among the highlights of the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival, this summer’s Silverstone Classic powered by the AA

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Goodyear's Laura Thompson named Outstanding Woman in Finance

Laura K. Thompson, Vice-President, Finance for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s North American Tire business, has been named to Treasury & Risk magazine’s 2012 list of '30 Outstanding Women in Finance'.

Thompson directs finance for the company’s

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Kyocera Document Solutions, new official supplier of HRT Formula 1 Team

HRT Formula 1 Team incorporates Kyocera Document Solutions as its Official Supplier through a collaboration agreement for the 2012 season. The Spanish team will count on Kyocera's services, which include needs for management and printing of documents, both at the team's

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1,500,000th Ford Focus sold in Britain nets Essex cricketer Jaik Mickleburgh

Sales of the Ford Focus reach 1,500,000 this  week as Essex batsman Jaik Mickleburgh takes delivery of the landmark car – a five-door Titanium X model.

Since launch in 1998, Ford Focus has held the crown of overall sales leader for 10 consecutive years

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New Vauxhall Astra VXR: Torque in-gear without the torque-steer

Vauxhall’s new Astra VXR will incorporate motorsport know-how in its transmission and deliver a class-leading 400 nm of torque, giving it a 0-60 mph time of 5.9 seconds and robust mid-range performance when it arrives in the UK this July.

The VXR’s turbocharged,

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Apollo annual revenue crosses US$ 2.5-billion with a growth of 37 per cent

The Board of Directors of Apollo Tyres Ltd. approved the company’s audited financial results for the 4th quarter (January to March) and the financial year 2011-12. The Board recommended a dividend payout of 50 per cent, to be approved by the shareholders at the forthcoming

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The world’s biggest classic motor racing festival

This year’s Silverstone Classic powered by the AA (July 20-22) will be the most entertaining and action-packed yet. Staged at the world famous Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire just two weeks after the Santander Formula 1 British Grand Prix, the Silverstone

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